A first draft of Germany's future coalition agreement reveals strong alignment on EU policy – except for one key point.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz and other CDU and SPD leaders take part in a press conference following the exploratory coalition ...

Ron Prosor is first foreign ambassador invited to meeting of heads of German states; he says the far-right AfD party has ...

The leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and a top contender for the chancellorship, Merz is playing a ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

Working groups for Germany's election-winning conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats will submit findings on a ...

Germany has just passed a major reform to its constitutional debt brake, unlocking billions of euros in funding. One model ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...